Sorcha

This is my name for reference!
There are numerous ways to pronounce this name, depending on the country or region which you are in! It is a traditional Gaelic name meaning “brightness”.
My family is Scottish & the way the region my family is from pronounces it as “SOR-ra” kind of like “Dora” with a heavy focus on the R.
Other pronunciations are correct, this name differs a ton! But at least for me it’s “SOR-ra”.

So much ignorance...just because you, your family, your culture has butchered for many years the pronunciation of an old Irish name into something modern, English, or otherwise doesn't mean you are pronouncing it correctly. Go to the origin of the name and find out how to properly pronounce it. It is not pronounced sor-sha.

My name's Sorcha and we've been pronouncing it with a hard "c" forever. But one of my Dad's friends is a professor of Gaelic language and said it's meant to have 3 syllables and should be pronounced "sur-uh-kah". Also, the way my name is pronounced means twat in Italian. Don't name your daughter Sorcha.

My name is Sorcha Danay _____ and I am 14. Sorcha is originally spelled Sorsha, which is why so many people get confused. The 'c' in my name is supposed to be 's'. My mom got my name off Willow and wanted my name to be special, while my dad wanted my name to be spelled correctly. But if Sorcha is spelled with an S or a C it is still pronounced the same.

This is not and never should be pronounced Sor-sha or Sur-sha. It's either Sor-kha or Sor-u-kha. Just because you are pronouncing your own name wrong does not mean it's an acceptable alternative. You do not say Pierre as Pyre as an alternative. You do not say Jose as Joe's. You do not say Sorcha as Sorsha. You are not entitled to change a Gaelic language because of your own ignorance.

My name. It's Irish & means "bright."

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Pronounced "sor-uh-kha" with a slightly trilled R & a guttural "ch."

Possibly pronounced "Sor-sha". Some suggest it's the Irish form of "Sarah". [noted -ed]

The name Sorcha can be pronounced many ways but one of the ways to pronounce Sorcha is actually SORSHA I know this because Sorcha is my name and I pronounce it SORSHA. So anyone who is saying that SORSHA is the wrong way to pronounce Sorcha is wrong.

My friend is named this and she says it's pronounced like sarah-ka but I suppose the pronunciation would vary.

Here for pronunciation:
http://www.babynamesofireland.com/pages/girl-names-n-z.html

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From Sorcha meaning "bright, radiant, light." Popular in the Middle Ages, the name has become popular again in recent years partly due to the success of the Irish actress Sorcha Cusack in Britain.

My name is Sorcha, my mother and I pronounce it soar-sha. We both know that's wrong. But it's just another way to do it.

It's Sor-i-ka!

It's pronounced SOR-sha. Very silly how people are coming up with surr-ik-a and other things- there's not even an I in there! I love this name, however.

The "ch" in Gaelic is always pronounced "kh" as in "loch", never as in "Charlotte"; I speak Gaelic and I can say that it's pronounced "SOR-kha" or "SOR-i-kha" depending on the speaker. And the added (and actually half-pronounced most of the time) "i" sound is found in many Gaelic words to soften the pronunciation; "dearg" (JER-uk), "Donnchadh" (DAWN-ukh-a), "garg" (GAR-uk), "garbh" (GAR-uv), "doirbh" (DUR-uv), and the like.

Gaelruadh19 is right, though it's more of a SOR-ik-ah than SOR-ka.

Well, my name's Sorcha and I can confirm that there are multiple pronunciations of the name used all the time! All are pretty much acceptable too! I use the version as if phonetically spelt SOR-A-KA, and then I usually use SORKA as a nickname.

It is pronounced SUR-ik-a in phonetic English, not SOR-sha. Many people make this mistake.

It's not Sor-ka, that is a very, very wrong pronunciation and it annoys me. It's pronounced Surr-i-ca.

It's actually pronounces SOR-ra.

More accurately pronounced as 'SURR-kha' with the last syllable being softer than it looks.

It's pronounced "SOR-kha".

Pronounced SOR-ca or SUR-ha.